title: The HIV global pandemic: the development and emerging implication.
abstract: AIDS was first observed in 1981. The World Health Organisation has estimated that over 6 million AIDS cases had occurred by late 1995 but that only one-third had been reported. There is an annual increase world-wide of 20%, but in Asia it is in excess of 150% each year. HIV-1 can be classified into two major groups: M which contains 10 subtypes and O which contains several heterogenous viruses. HIV-2, found mainly in Africa, contains at least five subtypes. Combination therapies with nucleoside analogues are now recommended.
authors.affiliation: Eastman Dental Institute for Oral Health Care Sciences, University of London, UK.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Scully
mesh_terms: D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000145:classification / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000821:virology; D005260:Female; D014943:Global Health; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000145:classification / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000821:virology; D015497:HIV-1 / Q000145:classification*; D015498:HIV-2 / Q000145:classification*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male